B. Riley Predicts Sezzle's Q1 Earnings (NASDAQ:SEZL)

Sezzle Inc. (NASDAQ:SEZL - Free Report) - B. Riley issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Sezzle in a report issued on Wednesday, February 26th. B. Riley analyst H. Goetsch forecasts that the company will post earnings of $2.21 per share for the quarter. B. Riley currently has a "Buy" rating and a $377.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Sezzle's current full-year earnings is $9.77 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Sezzle's Q2 2025 earnings at $2.23 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $3.62 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $5.20 EPS.

Separately, Northland Securities boosted their price target on shares of Sezzle from $300.00 to $360.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, December 19th.

Sezzle Stock Performance

NASDAQ:SEZL traded down $10.53 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $261.99. 188,003 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 159,476. The company has a current ratio of 2.40, a quick ratio of 2.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.87 and a beta of 9.56. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $264.85 and a 200 day moving average of $247.15. Sezzle has a twelve month low of $40.39 and a twelve month high of $477.52.

Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The company reported $4.39 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.08 by $1.31. The company had revenue of $271.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $73.90 million. Sezzle had a return on equity of 101.18% and a net margin of 25.29%.

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Insider Activity at Sezzle

In other Sezzle news, CFO Karen Hartje sold 3,457 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $316.32, for a total transaction of $1,093,518.24. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 35,121 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $11,109,474.72. The trade was a 8.96 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Kyle M. Brehm purchased 110 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 5th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $360.00 per share, with a total value of $39,600.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now owns 3,718 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,338,480. The trade was a 3.05 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 57.65% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its holdings in Sezzle by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 1,320 shares of the company's stock worth $338,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers grew its position in shares of Sezzle by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 2,556 shares of the company's stock valued at $654,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd acquired a new position in Sezzle in the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in Sezzle during the fourth quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, Federated Hermes Inc. raised its position in shares of Sezzle by 3,575.0% in the fourth quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 147 shares of the company's stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 143 shares in the last quarter. 2.02% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Sezzle

Sezzle Inc operates as a technology-enabled payments company primarily in the United States and Canada. The company provides payment solution in-store and at online retail stores; and through proprietary payments solution that connects consumers with merchants. It also offers Sezzle Platform that provides a payments solution for consumers that extends credit at the point-of-sale allowing consumers to purchase and receive the ordered merchandise at the time of sale while paying in installments over time; Pay-in-Four, which allows consumers to pay a fourth of the purchase price up front and then another fourth of the purchase price every two weeks thereafter over a total of six weeks; Pay-in-Full that allows consumers to pay for the full value of their order up-front through the Sezzle Platform without the extension of credit; and Pay-in-Two and other alternative installment options, which allow consumer to pay half of the value of their order up-front and the second half in two weeks.